Tennessee Supreme Court records contain a wealth of genealogical information. The Tennessee State Library and Archives has records from dating from 1809 to about 1950 available for viewing at the library.
Their searchable database can be found for free at their website
Search the TSLA Supreme Court Case Database
and for subscription at Ancestry
Search Ancestry's database for TN Supreme Court Cases
Abstracted below are some of the cases available. Most of these come from Putnam, White and Jackson Counties.